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A few years ago, Cal Ripken and his wife plopped down in front of a television to finally watch the video commemorating Ripken's record-setting 2,131st consecutive major league game. They sat there for about two minutes when the Orioles legend turned and said: "You know what? I still remember it in my head the way I want to remember it." Kelly Ripken agreed. They stopped the tape - and haven't watched it since. For the Ripkens, for Baltimore and perhaps for the sport of baseball, Sept. 6, 1995, has melded into sporting lore. The images of Ripken homering in the fourth inning, being pushed out of the dugout by teammates an inning later and then shaking hands during a...

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A few years ago, Cal Ripken and his wife plopped down in front of a television to finally watch the video commemorating Ripken's record-setting 2,131st consecutive major league game.
They sat there for about two minutes when the Orioles legend turned...